Book a Kids Birthday Photoshoot
in Reykjavík

Each photographer sets their own price for a photoshoot in Reykjavik: every package on their profile shows an all-inclusive price, and nothing is added at checkout. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a one-hour walk between Hallgrímskirkja and the old harbour to a half-day session that ends with sunset at Grótta lighthouse.

Hallgrímskirkja's rocket-like facade above the rainbow-painted Skólavörðustígur, the Sun Voyager sculpture on the waterfront with Mount Esja behind, Harpa concert hall's honeycomb glass, the colourful corrugated-iron houses of the old town, and Grótta lighthouse at the tip of the Seltjarnarnes peninsula. Everything except Grótta sits within one easy walk.

It depends on the season more than the clock. In June and July the midnight sun keeps golden light going late into the evening; in winter the sun stays low all day, so even midday feels like golden hour, and blue hour over the city lights is long and gentle. From September to April a clear night adds the northern lights — Grótta is the classic in-town aurora spot.

Yes. Sunrise at the Sun Voyager puts the sea and Mount Esja behind the moment with almost nobody around, and Grótta at low tide gives you a lighthouse causeway to yourselves. Between September and April many couples plan a northern-lights proposal instead. Your photographer arrives early, poses as a sightseer and stays discreet until the question — no permit is needed for a small session in public spaces.

Every age works; the plan changes. First birthdays are about the parents and the setting — the baby in a snowsuit against a waterfall is a keepsake, and sessions stay short and close to the car. Ages three to seven are the golden years: old enough to be amazed by a geyser, young enough to show it without self-consciousness. Older kids and tweens want to feel like adventurers, so their sessions lean toward exploring — boardwalks, whale boats, the rift valley — with the birthday moment folded in. Tell your photographer the exact age and personality when booking; a five-year-old who loves puddles and a ten-year-old who hates posing get very different, equally good, sessions.

Then nobody asks them to. Our children's photographers don't run posing sessions — they run adventures with a camera present. A shy child gets space and a slow start: the photographer shoots the landscape, chats with the parents, lets the child decide when to get curious about the big lens. Iceland does the rest; it's very hard to stay withdrawn when the ground steams and a geyser is about to go. The birthday shots come from moments, not commands — the crown going on, the first look at the cake, a hand pointing at a whale. If a child truly has a rough moment, we pause, warm up, and come back to it. The gallery never shows the pause.